Ash Joie-Lee Art

I have been out of commission for over a week.
I had the immense pleasure of getting to see my sister and her 2 yr old son after 15 some years. We had the most wonderful time! Lots of revelations regarding certain family members and we now are at the place where our eyes are fully open - our hearts and souls are healed. It is so nice when you get to that point in your life where you no longer are affected by the actions of certain people anymore.

Maybe some art will come out of that. But, I am so happy that we have reconnected and that she will now be a part of me and my immediate family’s life!

Then the stomach flu struck….luckily, it was just for a day…a day of purging, for sure! Maybe getting the rest of the family dysfunction gunk out once and for all? Could very well be the case!

January is almost over…I have a few more Valentines designs to finish, but here is my main Valentines design for this year. I decided to do something that wasn’t gender based or age based, but was still “me”.

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Enchanted Girl Apparel & Gifts Valentines Design - You Hold My Heart

This design is a pair of hands in op art fashion, with various cute hearts and the words,”You hold my heart”, subtly written within the hands. You can give this to a friend, a relative or a significant other, no matter what age they are!

Looks great on a colored Tee - how about red or pink?

I love the Ringer Tee - very sharp and this looks great with the edging in red!

Or how about for your beloved pet?

Create a Great 2008!

I admit, I have this thing for beautiful book covers and Journals! A I talked about in Paisley Goddess, I am taking up Journaling again. There are so many new techniques out and now, you can let your inhibitions go and use art, images, glue, paint or whatever else you wish to use!

So, my focus has been on creating beautiful Journal designs. You can find a selection of Journals in my Enchanted Girl shop.

The Journals there are:

Wire-O bound, 160 pages, unlined and measures 5″ x 8″, a handy on-the-go size to fit in your backpack. Go creative and let the muse flow.

Back cover made of thin black flexible textured plastic, measures 16/1000″ thick
Front cover made of 12pt glossy paper, coated for scratch resistance
Filled with 60lb bookweight (24 lb bond) blank paper - NO LINES

The journaling prompts at Paisley Goddess will begin January 14th under the category of “Goddess Journeys”
Come join me…journaling is a great way to start dialogging with your Inner/Higher self.
It allows us to start noticing recurring themes and symbols in our lives - becoming aware of ourselves is the first step in changing.
Writing down our intentions and dreams is a big part of watching them manifest.
As women, we can track our physical/biological state and watch what is going on around and within ourselves when/if we are having unwanted symptoms…our bodies let us know when we are ignoring something important…but we can easily miss the clues if we aren’t paying attention.
Journaling can help us discover new talents and ambitions.
And, we have that space to rant, rave and scream to “let go” of something that we might obsess over. (cuz what we focus on, we GET!)

There are many fabulous reasons to grab a journal that inspires you and get to writing…because we are creating a great 2008!